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The Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's nationwide walk to raise awareness and funds to cure leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. We're participating in the walk in honor of Marisa who is battling blood cancer. She was diagnosed i September 2006, at 4 years old. Over the past 2 years, she has fought with such grace and beauty...she is my hero! The advancements in medicine have been great but we must do more, until the survival rate is 100%, we must continue to support research. We need your support to help accelerate cures and give hope to patients and their families. Although research is responsible for increasing survival rates for these diseases, the battle is far from over. Did you know that: - Every five minutes, someone in this country is diagnosed with blood cancer: Every ten minutes, someone loses the fight.
- Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children.
- Lymphomas are the most common blood cancers.
- The myeloma survival rate is only 32 percent.
Register online now and walk with Marisa's Miracle Makers!
To read more about Marisa's journey, please visit her at www.caringbridge.org/visit/marisarosa
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